"Millions of people around the world are affected by disasters every year," -- Mary Todd, co-author of "Facing up to the Storm".
UN-HABITAT Disaster Management programme helps governments and local authorities rebuild in countries recovering from war or natural disasters. In the first half of the year 2003, for example, the cost accrued by natural disasters was 24 billion dollars with an estimated 60 million civilians affect in some 30 conflicts. Read more...
UN-HABITAT is joining hands with the Institute for Urban Design in New York to carry live a debate on the Haiti crisis which promises to give new insights into how the country is recovering following the deadliest earthquake in living memory and the need for urban planning in disaster recovery. The debate will be streamed live on this website starting 1.00 pm, New York time.
